# Accident 20100614050329A: Air Tractor AT-602, Mccrory, AR, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 09:45 local time
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KVLG
- Location: 35.2278° N, 91.0931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2278&lon=-91.0931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4257R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4257R-2018-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614050329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 14, 2010, AIR TRACTOR AT-602, N4257R WAS BEING OPERATED NEAR MCCRORY, ARKANSAS, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER 14CFR, PART 137.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN IRRIGATION DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA353), Jun 14, 2010: Air Tractor AT-602 (N4257R), Penrose, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power due to a fatigue crack in the engine's fuel control bellows.

## Other reports on N4257R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170708009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708009799A), Jul 8, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N4257R), Cash, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 8, 2017, about 1456 central daylight time, an Air Tractor Inc. AT-602 airplane, N4257R, was destroyed after impact with terrain near Cash, Arkansas.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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